Fund Accountant (in Milan Team)

Job description

BNP Paribas Securities Services is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BNP Paribas Group and a leading provider of securities services and investment operations solutions to issuers, financial intermediaries and institutional investors. As an integral part of Corporate and Institutional banking, BNP Paribas Securities Services is safekeeping 8,3 trillion EUR assets under custody on behalf of its clients and is administrating 1,6 trillion EUR of funds assets, which gives bank no. 1 position across European custodian banks and no. 5 worldwide.

The Warsaw office was established in 2008 and comprises two business lines: a dynamically growing International Operations Centre (SSC) providing asset and fund services for a number of locations across Europe and local custody & clearing business offering broker-dealers, global custodians and investment banks a full local clearing, settlement and custody solution in Poland.

For new activity within BNP Paribas Securities Services in Poland which is an exciting, dynamic and growing operation centre in Warsaw we are looking for candidates who are willing to apply for the position of:

Fund Accountant
(in Milan Team)
( up to 6 months international training in Italy is to be expected )

Responsibilities:

· Daily accounting of the assigned funds,
· Respecting Italian regulatory and funds' managers rules (tax, fees etc.),
· Checking & processing of corporate actions according to funds' portfolio and market practice,
· Understanding financial instruments and their accounting rules,
· Being the first reference point for all involved parties,
· Reconciling custody accounts,
· NAV calculation and controls delivered on time,
· Ensuring the correctness of accruals (control and recalculation), i.e., expenses, dividends, interest, performance fees etc.
· Processing forward and spot FX transactions,
· Processing subscriptions and redemptions,
· Respecting and updating procedures and check list according to business evolution.

Desired profile

Requirements:
·  In-depth knowledge of Investment Fund Industry and Securities Market
·  Previous experience in Fund Industry will be an asset
·  University degree in Finance, Economics or similar is necessary
·  Knowledge of accounting application Multifonds FA will be much appreciated
·  Fluency in English as working language ( basic knowledge of Italian language will be an additional value )
·  Accuracy & analytical skills
·  Excellent communication skills & ability to work effectively as a team player
·  Computer literacy in MS Office (very good knowledge of Excel)
·  Dedication to quality and stress resilience
·  Self-motivation, willingness to learn
We offer:
·  A full time job in a swiftly changing environment with stable employment conditions
·  Opportunities of individual growth in multinational company
·  Excellent work location and atmosphere in working place
·  Comprehensive social benefit package as well as training and development

Candidates meeting the above mentioned requirements and interested in cooperation are asked to e-mail their applications in English (CV)